Jim Adams is our elegant and illustrious host of Song Lyric Sunday. Jim says: This week the prompt is Record/Juke Box/DJ/Radio. I ask again for you to be patient, and wait for me to approve your pingbacks, or you can just place your link in the comments section. Here are the “rules”: Post the lyrics…
Author: Lisa or Li
mother, grandmother, gardener, observer of nature, reader, writer, learner, bicyclist, woman who runs with the wolves, lover of music, philosophical daoist. Welcome.
Book Review — Devil in the Wind: Voices from the 2009 Black Saturday Bush Fires, by Frank Prem
“Devil in the Wind: Voices from the 2009 Black Saturday Bush Fires,” is a book of poetry by Australian poet, Frank Prem, about horrific wildfires across the Australian state of Victoria in 2009. The preface includes descriptions of the physical and trauma effects in the victims’ own words. As the book moves along, the poems…
la cage aux folles — mature audiences only
image link Fandango’s FOWC is scorn, the Word of the Day Challenge is instant, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are Paris, question, glasses, and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “We the jury, find the defendant…..” Ken rode an Uber home after his work trip to Paris. At the side door of his condo, Ken…
#MLMM — Saturday Mix — Sprung
Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: This week we are dipping our toes into the pool of METAPHOR. Our challenge is all about the use of metaphor in our writing. You will need to use the metaphor provided in your response – which can be poetry or prose. Our metaphor this week…
k.d. lang, “Miss Chatelaine” CCP 03/30/19
Ingénue is the second solo album by Canadian singer k.d. lang, released in 1992. It is Lang’s most successful album on the pop charts, both in her native Canada and internationally. From songfacts: This single was the follow-up to the hit “Constant Craving” and it’s chiefly remembered for its video, which was, along with its…
#SoCS — Dough & Dough
Linda G. Hill is the host of Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Linda says: Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “dough/d’oh.” Use one, use both, use ’em any way you like. Enjoy! Dough. Dinero. Money. We all need dough. Economies operate on it, so it is the dough itself or things that are…
How Green is My Crater?
Fandango’s FOWC is value, the Word of the Day Challenge is dedicate, Paula’s 3 Things Challenge words are rocket, fortune, garlic, and Teresa’s Story Starter Challenge phrase is “It’s Alive!” Mary Jo Reilly grew up the daughter in a farming family. By the time she was 19 she knew everything her parents could teach her about…
Tao-Talk 